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Yes, I have grown up on these (born in England). They are slightly more civilized than Monty Python, and I would say a lot funnier (think the office compared to dumb and dumber). You should probably avoid the first season entirely, when I force Americans to watch the series I make them start at season 4 and work backwards, then watch the movie.

weird, i have friends that enjoy the first season (we American), despite my warning them about it. I love Brit humor, Rowan Atkinson in particular, but I always found season one to be the most lacking---especially in the witty department.

....though it's not as bad as i find that made for tv movie that features Blackadder fucking around with a time machine.
starting at season 4 and going backwards is brilliant, i need to try it.

The first series is much drier and a lot darker in tone. Initially Baldrick was the ideas man, and Edmund was a hapless fool. I think they decided it was funnier to make Blackadder too clever for his own good, with great ideas and schemes to get out of work that take more effort than just doing things properly. Baldrick is funnier when he gets stupider and stupider as time goes on. Switching Baldrick and Edmund's characters between series 1 & 2 was a good move.

They were also forced to slash their budget considerably for the second series, which in my opinion made it a lot better. Rather than worrying about castles and horses and historical verisimilitude, they just had the characters talking in a room, and it was all the better for it.

I was waiting for some idiot to say that shakespeare is nothing like this, as Shakespeare is the height of civilized theatre and all that shit. The analogy is actually perfect, they are both crammed pack of political, sexual, and slapstick comedy.

For all of you that have netflix the whole series was recently put up on instant watch. Season 1 is pretty good but season 2 it really gets going and by season 3 Hugh Laurie is a regular and it is just hilarious.

"Trolling" in this context means to troll for an emotional reaction similar to troll fishing. ie the troller baits a hook with some flamebait and waits for a reaction.

Generally it means to make provocative statements with the intent of upsetting the person or community which the statements are directed towards. "Good" trolling is when the troll can completely reduce a forum or similar to argument just about the flamebait.

Blackadder was most definitely trolling in the modern meaning of the word.

"Trolling" in this context means to troll for an emotional reaction similar to [1] troll fishing. ie the troller baits a hook with some flamebait and waits for a reaction.

Generally it means to make provocative statements with the intent of upsetting the person or community which the statements are directed towards. "Good" trolling is when the troll can completely reduce a forum or similar to argument just about the flamebait.

Blackadder was most definitely trolling in the modern meaning of the word."